A Doubleheader at Michigan and Trumbull

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FJA’s Ari Michaels fouls off a Cristo Rey pitch.

FJA third baseman Ethan Baker snares a ground ball hit by a Cristo Rey batter with his bare hand.

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A Doubleheader at Michigan and Trumbull

Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team plays at historic site of Tiger Stadium.

STEVE STEIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

They weren’t born in 1999, when the Detroit Tigers played their final game at Tiger Stadium after calling the iconic ballpark home since 1912.

But the 14 players on the Frankel Jewish Academy baseball team experienced the aura of the magical place at Michigan and Trumbull on a warm spring afternoon and evening April 27 when they faced Detroit Cristo Rey at The Corner Ballpark, where Tiger Stadium once stood.

The Jaguars were swept in the Catholic League doubleheader at the Willie Horton Field of Dreams.

They fell 11-9 in the first game despite coming from behind several times. Cristo Rey won the nightcap 22-5 as FJA ran out of pitching.

The scores really didn’t matter.

“After the second game, under the lights there, we gathered as a team and I told the guys to take it all in, take a breath,” said FJA coach Joe Bernstein.

“I think their parents were more excited about being where Tiger Stadium once was than they were.

“So I told the guys they just played where Ty Cobb and Hank Greenberg played. Where the Tigers won the final game of the 1984 World Series. Who else can say that?

“For me, it was great seeing people who live in the apartments down the right field line watch us play from their patios. There they were. Spending their afternoon watching Frankel Jewish Academy play Cristo Rey in a high school baseball game.”

Junior Benji Schmeltz pitched and played shortstop for the Jaguars during the doubleheader. Junior Daniel Bernstein, the coach’s son. played first base for FJA.

Not surprisingly, the teens were more impressed with the ambiance of The Corner Ballpark — the turf, below-field-level dugouts and views of the city — than the history of the site.

“It was so different than any high school field I’ve played on,” Schmeltz said.

“It was cool seeing Downtown Detroit all around us. I also liked the dugouts. You only see those kind of dugouts at a major league or collegiate stadium.”

Daniel Bernstein’s biggest memory from the day was when the FJA team first took the field after arriving The Corner Ballpark quite a while before game time.

“It was great soaking it all in,” he said.

Joe Bernstein isn’t a native Detroiter. He’s from St. Louis. He made just one trip to Tiger Stadium before it was shut down in 1999 and demolished in 2009.

That was in 1995, when he and his wife were visiting his wife’s family.

He doesn’t remember the game, but he does remember, like many Detroiters, “walking across the bridge over the freeway to get to the stadium, and my feet sticking to the ground at our seats.”

FJA was supposed to play Cristo Rey last spring at The Corner Ballpark, which opened in 2018, is home to Detroit Police Athletic League teams, and next to the PAL headquarters.

But spring high school sports were canceled by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and the MHSAA because of the COVID-19 pandemic, wiping out the Jaguars’ first game at The Corner Ballpark and Bernstein’s first season as FJA’s coach.

“Getting to play there [last month] was Cristo Rey’s doing. We’re very thankful to them,” Joe Bernstein said.

“We hope we can play there again, maybe as the home team. We don’t have a home field. We’re always searching for a place to play our home games.”

While there are 14 players on the FJA roster, only 12 played in the doubleheader vs. Cristo Rey because two players were injured.

This is a young Jaguars team, with only two seniors and two juniors, and the rest sophomores and freshmen.

Ari Partrich, one of the seniors, had two hits in the first game against Cristo Rey. So did Schmeltz. Freshman Ryan Schmeltz pitched four strong innings.

The Jaguars won their first game in two years May 3, beating Royal Oak Shrine 17-11 to improve their season record to 1-3.

“We’re building our program the right way. We’re not taking shortcuts,” Joe Bernstein said. “I’m seeing leadership starting to emerge, which is important.”

SPOTLIGHT

Volunteer Connection

SHARE Detroit’s volunteer recruitment and donation platform gives nonprofi ts a boost.

DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER

Anew, free web-based platform linking the needs of Detroit’s nonprofit organizations with residents who are interested in volunteering their time and skills or donating financially has launched.

SHARE Detroit is a community engagement conduit offering simple ways for neighbors, nonprofits and businesses to come together and strengthen the local community. The platform makes it easy for people to find local nonprofits that align with their personal interests and engage with them how they choose, through donating money, volunteering time, attending an event or buying items from nonprofit wish lists.

“What we’re trying to do is align the personal interests of people who want to help and allow a forum for the charities to explain what they do and find a match,” said Sam Rozenberg, a founder of SHARE Detroit along with Paul Vlasic.

Rozenberg, of West Bloomfield, is founder and CEO of Keeping IT Strategic and a board member and past president of Yad Ezra, one of the nonprofits on board with SHARE Detroit.

Other nonprofits involved include Friendship Circle, Brilliant Detroit, SAY Detroit, Forgotten Harvest and more. The nonprofits are divided into categories of interest, such as “children,” “veterans,” “education” and “animals.”

Still fairly new, SHARE Detroit already has 124 nonprofits on the site, with Hebrew Free Loan and roughly 30 other nonprofits pending approval. Lea Luger, executive director of Yad Ezra, said SHARE Detroit has enabled Yad Ezra to reach out and create partnerships with groups in the city who probably never knew about them, especially with their Giving Gardens program.

“Having an opportunity to share our story, provide opportunities to volunteer, to donate and get involved, we love that,” Luger said.

Rozenberg believes SHARE Detroit will help put smaller nonprofits on an equal playing field with larger nonprofits.

“What I say is, this is a dating site,” Rozenberg said. “It’s sort of like Match.com or JDate. But the partners that are looking are people who want to do good and organizations that do good. Our job is to help find a perfect match.”

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HOWARD MI 48301, ortamerica.org; or brother-in-law, Neil Chapin GARVIN, 83, of Detroit Institute of Arts, 5200 (Diana Staneva). Boca Raton, Fla., Woodward Ave., Detroit, MI His brother, Martin (Sheila) formerly of West 48202, dia.org/support/donate. Guyer, passed away in 2009. Bloomfield, died Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Dr. Guyer was the son of the c. 2000 May 2, 2021. He is survived Chapel. late Edith and the late Abram Guyer; son-in-law of the late by his son and daughter-in- DR. DAN G. Anna and the late Samuel law, Larry and Robin Garvin; GUYER, 74, of Chapin. daughters and sons-in-law, Huntington Contributions may be made Jillian and Paul Frankel, Margo Woods, died on to Jewish Federation of Metro and John Lansat; grandchil- May 1, 2021. Detroit, 6735 Telegraph Road, dren, Hannah, Phillip and As a psychia- Bloomfield Hills, MI 48303; Sammy Garvin, Judah and trist, Dr. Guyer served in pri- or to a Jewish charity of your Ava Frankel; sister, Beverly vate practice in Grosse Pointe choice. A graveside service was Peterson; many other loving and as the longtime director held at Adat Shalom Memorial family members and friends. of the Partial Hospitalization Park in Livonia. Arrangements

Mr. Garvin was the beloved Program at Henry Ford by Hebrew Memorial Chapel. husband of the late Maureen Cottage Hospital, where he Garvin. previously served as chief of RHODA JONAS,

Interment took place at psychiatry. He trained resi- 86, of Oak Park, Machpelah Cemetery in dents through the hospital and died May 3, 2021. Ferndale. Contributions may Wayne State University School She is survived be made to a charity of one’s of Medicine. by her daughters choice. Arrangements by Dr. Guyer served as a mem- and sons-inDorfman Chapel. ber of the boards of the Jewish law, Wendy and Gary Bice, Federation of Metropolitan Michelle E. Rose, and Marilyn MIRIAM Detroit and the Jewish and Chris Schulte; grandchil“MICKEY” GOLD, Federations of North America. dren, Sarah and Ryan Mather, 83, of Commerce He was president of the Jewish Brian Schulte, Abigail Bice, Township, died Home and Aging Services, Jacob Bice and Emily Bice; May 2, 2021. co-chair of the Commission on great-granddaughter, Zoe She is survived Jewish Elder Care Services and Mather; brother, Mark Rubin; by her children, Shelly and president of Hillel Day School. many loving nieces and nephMark Rubenfire, and Denise In recognition of his con- ews. Gold and Brie Jeweler; grand- tributions to the Jewish Mrs. Jonas was the devoted children, Jason, Adam and community, he received the daughter of the late Louis and Brett Rubenfire; other loving Frank A. Wetsman Young the late Frieda Rubin; the dear relatives and friends. Leadership Award in 1986 and sister of the late Myra Rubin.

Mrs. Gold was the dear the William Davidson Lifetime Interment was at Machpelah sister of the late Dr. Nathan Achievement Award in 2020. Cemetery. Contributions and the late Ardell Firestone; Dr. Guyer is survived by may be made to Jewish the devoted daughter of the his wife of 52 years, Cheryl Senior Life, ”Rhoda’s Perch”- late Saul and the late Sonia Guyer; his children, Sara the Coville Aviary Tribute Firestone. Guyer (Scott Straus), Erica Fund in memory of Rhoda

Interment was at Adat Guyer (Daniel Franklin) and Jonas, Attn. Jo Rosen, 6710 W. Shalom Memorial Park. Jonathan Guyer; six grandchil- Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Contributions may be made dren, Sadie Straus, Solomon MI 48322, jslmi.org. to ORT America, Michigan Straus, Anna Franklin, Jacob Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Region, Max M. Fisher Franklin, Samuel Franklin and Chapel. Federation Building, 6735 Aerin Franklin; sister, Annie Telegraph Road, Suite (Benjamin) Friedman; sister350, Bloomfield Township, in-law, Elise (Marty) Levinson;

JUDY RIVA

KAUFMAN, 84, of West Bloomfield, died May 3, 2021. She graduated c. 1955 from Wayne State University, majoring in languages and taught Latin, Spanish and English at Lederle Middle School in Southfield.

Judy and her late husband, Jack, had traveled to Spain, where she looked forward to speaking Spanish and touring the country to bring the history she had studied back to life.

Mrs. Kaufman is survived by her cousins, Beverly and Robert Rosenfeld; other family members and friends.

She was the devoted daughter of the late Clara and Ruben Alzofon; and wife of the late Jack Kaufman.

Interment took place at Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to the Marcus National Blood Center or the Rabbi’s Discretionary Fund at Temple Israel. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel. BARBARA KREKUN, 76, of Farmington Hills, died April 12, 2021

She is survived by her husband of 54 years, Jack Krekun; brother and sister-in-law, David and Carolyn Blatt; Jack’s sisters and brother-in-law, Diana and Sam Berlinberg, and Minna Katz-Brown; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Mrs. Krekun was the cherished mother of the late Darryl Krekun; the devoted daughter of the late Norman and the late Evelyn Blatt; the daughter-inlaw of the late Nathan and the late Dora Krekun; the sister-

Michigan’s Theater Pioneer

SUZANNE CHESSLER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Joseph Z. Nederlander, raised in a family of theater entrepreneurs and a key force in the Detroit theater scene, died May 1, 2021, after a battle with Parkinson’s disease.

It was exactly one month before he could celebrate his 94th birthday and one month after the family-owned Fisher Theatre was sold to International Entertainment Holdings Limited, parent company of Ambassador Theatre Group (ATG), a live theater and ticketing organization based in the United Kingdom.

Nederlander, who continued to frequent Fisher Theatre productions after his retirement years ago, was described as a “theater innovator” and “really nice guy” by his brother Robert during the May 4 private graveside service.

“He provided this country with opportunities for entertainment,” Robert said.

While outlining the family history that preceded the entry of their father, David Tobias Nederlander, into stage interests and production spaces, Robert Nederlander credited Joseph as being responsible for establishing the Pine Knob Music Theatre, now DTE Energy Theatre, as the first private amphitheater in the United States and accelerating the growth of outdoor entertainment.

Joseph, also responsible for innovating the ultimately widespread use of subscription ticketing, remained in Michigan after brothers Robert and James moved to New York in 1964 to extend family operations through theater spaces around the country and into England.

“Deep love for the theater has been [the driving force] for the family’s success,” Joseph Nederlander told the Detroit Jewish News in 2017, when he described Fiddler on the Roof as holding the top spot in his list of favorite shows.

Metro Detroiters were introduced to many hit productions through the work of Joseph Nederlander. Fiddler and Hello, Dolly! were among the productions he championed through pre-Broadway tryouts at the Fisher, now in its 60th anniversary.

Joseph remembered spending lots of time with lyricist Sheldon Harnick as Fiddler was being revised and recalled his friendship with Jerry Herman, Hello, Dolly! composer-lyricist, who invited Joseph to home parties.

When the Detroit Jewish News was celebrating its 75th year, Joseph Nederlander commented on his family’s business developments and its use of the newspaper as part of family members’ interest in their Jewish heritage.

“Actors coming to Detroit for the first time have been told to read Danny Raskin’s [column],” Nederlander had said. “Danny would help them decide where to eat. He was a big help to us. His column was important as we sent newspapers ahead of bookings. A lot of people wanted to know where to get a good corned beef sandwich.”

A BIG HEART

Nephew Steven Nederlander eulogized his uncle as a “second dad” with “a heart the size of Texas.” He commented about his uncle’s ability to establish close relationships with everyone from stars to stagehands and his skills in helping the family with union negotiations.

“He was a loving man, and a loved man,” said Steven, who referenced the range of emails expressing condolences.

Alan Lichtenstein, 40-year executive director for Nederlander programming in Detroit and sometimes San Francisco, has recalled that Joseph had been a voter for the Tony Awards and offered the use of his New York apartment when Lichtenstein went to scout shows to bring to Detroit.

Rabbi Daniel Syme of Temple Beth El, who officiated at Joseph’s marriage to Carol Jacoby 21 years ago, outlined Joseph’s history in graduating from Pontiac High School, very briefly attending Wayne State University and serving in the Navy before joining the family enterprise.

The rabbi told how Joseph invited personal friends backstage to meet favorite entertainers and once cast a doctor friend in a bit part to fulfill the man’s dreams of being an actor. The doctor, also acting out Joseph’s humor, became a stiff in Arsenic and Old Lace.

“Joey was a people person,” Rabbi Syme said, describing him as a “giant of the theater” and “a beloved friend.”

Joseph Z. Nederlander is survived by his wife, Carol Jacoby Nederlander; children, John J. “J.J.” Nederlander and Penelope Nederlander (Lisa Gauger). He was Papa Joe of Andrea Jacoby (Roger) Sherr and their children, Mitchel Sherr, Valaire Sherr, and Spencer Sherr; Corey (Suzanne) Jacoby and their children, Katlin Jacoby, Emily Jacoby, Michael Jacoby; Jenny Jacoby (Dennis) Finos and their children, Kyle Finos and Eddie Finos; T.J. Nederlander, David Nederlander, the late Joey Nederlander, Alexis Nederlander and Jaclynne Nederlander.

He was the brother of Robert (the late Gladys) Nederlander, the late Harry (the late Margie) Nederlander, the late James (the late Charlene) Nederlander, the late Frederick (the late Betty) Nederlander, and the late Frances (the late Stanley) Kohn.

Interment was at Clover Hill Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation, 30400 Telegraph Road, Suite 150, Bingham Farms, MI 48025. (248) 433-1011, parkinsonsmi.org. Arrangements were by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

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Builder, Art Aficionado and MSU Benefactor

RONELLE GRIER CONTRIBUTING WRITER

Eli Broad, former Detroit businessman and philanthropist whose generosity was as vast as his fortune, died April 30, 2021, in Los Angeles, where he resided for the past six decades with his wife of 67 years, Edythe. He was 87.

Eli Broad was born in the Bronx in 1933, the son of Jewish immigrants from Lithuania. When he was 6 years old, his family moved to Detroit, where he attended Central High School. He earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting from the Michigan State University business school that now bears his name. Graduating cum laude after only three years, he became Michigan’s youngest certified public accountant at the age of 20.

In 1954, he married Detroit native Edythe “Edye” Lawson, who inspired his passion for the arts and shared his commitment to supporting education, medical research and other charitable pursuits during their long and loving marriage. In his early 20s, he started the Kaufman & Broad Building Company with local developer Donald Kaufman. The company quickly became successful selling no-frills homes, starting in the Detroit suburbs and expanding to Phoenix and Los Angeles, where the Broads moved in 1964. His next business move was acquiring Baltimore-based insurance company Sun Life, which he later renamed SunAmerica and sold to American International Group (AIG) for $18 billion.

The Broads’ fortune enabled them to expand their ongoing philanthropic endeavors through The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, which provides grants that support education, scientific and medical research and the arts. To date, the foundation has donated more than $4 billion to a variety of causes and organizations.

In Los Angeles, Mr. Broad was instrumental in enhancing the downtown area and transforming the city’s art world. After he and Edythe amassed a renowned contemporary art collection, they established the Broad Art Foundation, a global “lending library” designed to increase public access to private art collections. In addition, they provided funding for many Los Angeles cultural institutions, culminating with the opening of the contemporary art museum The Broad in 2015.

Ever the loyal Spartan, Eli Broad donated more than $100 million to his alma mater, Michigan State University. Numerous buildings and programs on the East Lansing campus bear his name, including the Eli Broad College of Business, the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management and the 46,000-square-foot Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum and the MSU Broad Art Lab.

Mr. Broad is also the author of the 2012 New York Times bestseller The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking.”

In a statement on the MSU website, College of Business Dean Sanjay Gupta described Eli Broad as “unreasonable and unforgettable,” a generous benefactor who left an “extraordinary and unparalleled legacy” to the university.

Eli Broad is survived by his wife, Edythe, and their two sons, Jeffrey and Gary.

JEREMIAH GARCIA VIA WIKIMEDIA

Eli Broad in 2008

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Interment was at Hebrew Memorial Park. Contributions may be made to Jewish Community Center, Darryl Lawrence Krekun Memorial Fitness Fund, 6600 W. Maple Road, West Bloomfield, Michigan 48322. Arrangements by Ira Kaufman Chapel.

REVA DORIS NYMAN

KURTIS, 89, former Detroit of Dallas, Texas, passed away on May 3, 2021.

She was born on July 3, 1931, in Detroit. For the first part of her life, she lived in Michigan then moved to Dallas to help her husband reach his dream job of opening a golf store.

Reva was a very loving, independent women who never backed away from any challenge.

She loved to be around family and friends, always wanting to know what was going on in their lives and if there was any way she could help, offering encouragement and support almost to the point of being overbearing.

Reva loved to compete in sports: bowling where she won many trophies, golf (she had a hole in one) and many others. She loved to cook, especially during the holidays when family members would come to enjoy the great food she made.

She was also a skilled seamstress, making clothes for herself, and Halloween costumes for the kids. In addition, she enjoyed knitting, doing needlepoint and gardening.

She will be missed by all the people whose lives she touched.

Mrs. Kurtis is survived by her husband of 69 years, Gerald Kurtis; daughter, Julie;

son, Marc; grandchildren, Matthew, Elizabeth, Rachel, Garrett, Abigail and Rose; great grandchildren, Lilee, Jasmine, Gavriel and Aria; nieces, cousins, other loving family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Miriam Nyman; her father, Max Nyman; and brother, Erwin.

DOLORES ROBERTA

MANDELL, 92, of West Bloomfield, died May 3, 2021.

She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Leonard Bale and Barb Goode, Charles “Chuck” and Hillary Bale, Gary and Linda Bale, Sanford and Donna Mandell; daughter and sonin-law, Phyllis and Steven Slater; grandchildren, Kali and Daniel Venuti, Andrew and Becky Bale, Shawn Bale, Stewart and Shelby Bale, Sydney Bale, Alex Bale, Mitchell Mandell and fiancee, Annie Wolfe, Erika and Nicholas Kozlowski, Michael and Diana Leslie; great-grandchildren, Max Venuti, Brayden Bale, Corey Kozlowski, Connor Kozlowski, Aaron Leslie, Shelby Leslie; great-greatgrandchild, Brantley Leslie; sister-in-law, Diane Bernstein.

Mrs. Mandell was the beloved wife of the late Theodore Bale and the late Ben Mandell; dear sister of the late Melvin Bernstein.

Contributions may be made to a charity of one’s choice. A graveside service was held at Machpelah Cemetery in Ferndale. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

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CAROLYN MAE

MARTIN, 75, of Farmington Hills, died April 30, 2021. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Joel and Shana Kruger of Miami Beach, Fla.; daughters and sons-in-law, Anne Goldman and Mark Flemming of Commerce Township, Miriam Kruger of Berkley; grandchildren, Molly Goldman, Ozzie Kruger, Uri Kruger, Dani Kruger; nieces and nephews, Charlie and Jodi Fried, Heshy and Chaya Miriam Fried; brother-in-law, Ziggy Fried; many other loving relatives, and friends; her fur baby, Louie.

She was the loving daughter of the late Ida and the late Oscar Wolfe; dear sister of the late Gayle Wolfe Fried.

Contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Michigan, michiganhumane.org. A graveside service was held at Hebrew Memorial Park. Arrangements by Hebrew Memorial Chapel.

ROBERT DAVID

STEIN, devoted husband, loving father and grandfather, died April 30, 2021, at 83.

Bob earned his bachelor’s and law degrees from University of Michigan. He loved time with his family and visiting Algonquin Park.

He practiced real estate and bankruptcy law. During Freedom Summer, he volunteered for SNCC, providing legal defense for people trying to vote.

Mr. Stein is survived by his wife of 48 years, Frani; children, P’ninah, Lysa and Brian (Jessica); grandchildren, Samantha, Benjamin, Sasha, Elena and Leo; sister, Gari (Ira); in-laws, Mark (Patricia) and Janice (Kenneth).

Contributions in Bob’s memory may be made to the Michigan Parkinson Foundation or Jewish Hospice & Chaplaincy Network.

JUDY YARBER, 63, of West Bloomfield, died May 4, 2021. She is survived by her beloved husband, Terry Yarber; daughter, Rita Yarber; sons and daughters-in-law, Clark and Alex Yarber, Grant and Natalia Yarber, Chase (Danielle Sherman) Yarber; sisters and brother-in-law, Wendy Jaffe, Nancy Bronstein and Andy Moudy, and Peggy Bronstein; stepmother, Janice Bronstein; many other loving family members and friends.

Mrs. Yarber was the loving daughter of the late William and the late Rita Bronstein.

Interment took place at the Clover Hill Park Cemetery in Birmingham. Contributions may be made to Jewish Vocational Service or to Be the Match Foundation. Arrangements by Dorfman Chapel.

Correction

The obituary for Eva Wimmer (April 29) should have indicated that she was the loving mother of the late Shirley Wimmer.

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Holocaust Survivor Whose Photographs Documented the Partisan Resistance Dies At 101

SHIRA HANAU JTA

Faye Schulman, a Holocaust survivor who lost most of her family to the Nazis but joined a group of partisan fighters and documented their work in photographs, died April 24, the Washington Post reported Saturday.

She was 101 years old.

Schulman’s photographs often depicted the smiling faces of young partisan fighters, with Schulman at times at the center in a stylish leopard print coat. Michael Berkowitz, a professor of Jewish history at University College London, told the Post that her photos were “extremely important in documenting the history of the resistance.”

Schulman was born in Lenin, Poland, a town that bordered the Soviet Union. Her family was killed in 1942 when the Nazis liquidated the ghetto there, marching most of the town’s Jews to trenches outside the town and shooting them. Schulman was saved due to her occupation — she was put to work photographing Nazi officials and developing prints for records.

She joined the partisans after escaping to the forests and became a nurse to wounded partisan soldiers. She developed her photographs by night.

She was liberated by Soviet troops in 1944 and later that year married a fellow Jewish member of the partisans, Morris Schulman. They lived in a German displaced persons camp after the war until moving to Canada in 1948, where Schulman lived until her death.

In 1995, Schulman published a book, A Partisan’s Memoir: Woman of the Holocaust, that included many of her photographs.

Faye Schulman lights a candle at a ceremony commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising at a UJA Federation building in Toronto in 2013.

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The Southfield gem attracted its share of celebrities.

Who was that fel- over ownership, his years there crumb mixture and baked to a ies and you will find tablecloth low sitting with rubbed off as his first acts nutty brown. restaurants thriving very well. owner Pat Archer were to transform Excalibur Music of the Billy Rose Trio OLDIE BUT GOODIE … at his now-closed Excalibur so much that it soon became was a dancer’s delight and Fred A Jewish town had a shortage Restaurant on Franklin and known as “The London Chop Astaire’s dancing elegance. of men for wedding purposes, Northwestern Highway? House of the Northwest.” Having a premier fine din- so they had to import men

He was the spitting image of It didn’t take long for ing restaurant like Excalibur from other towns … One day a Frank Sinatra … and Ol’ Blue Excalibur to become a place to almost in your backyard was a groom-to-be arrived on a train, Eyes himself be seen and a celebrity show- major plus. and two potential mothers-inenjoyed a stack place. MAIL DEPT. … “The lob- law were waiting for him, each of bar-b-q ribs From the informal-style ster featured when I ate at claiming ownership of him … after his show at menu came steaks, chops, lob- the Clam Shop was a pound A rabbi was called to solve the the Fox Theatre ster, veal dishes, etc. and a quarter and the $9.50 problem. … compliments With each passing year, dinner included soup, salad, After a few moments of

Danny Raskin of then-Executive Excalibur became bigger and shrimp cocktail, coffee or tea thought, he said, “If this is the Senior Columnist Chef Marty Wilk bigger on fresh fish … nothing or milk or Vichy water” … Sid situation, you both want the who also sent frozen … I recall enjoying its Luderman. groom, we’ll cut him in half some ribs to Sinatra at his hotel excellent Dover sole, filleted IF YOU BELIEVE some peo- and give each one of you half suite. and placed into a light bread ple who say that fine dining of him.”

Marty didn’t know it then, is doomed, you’ll believe any- To this replied one woman, but he would eventually also thing … Back in the late 1980s, “If that’s the case, give him to become Excalibur’s excellent the death knell was again being the other woman.” owner … at the favorite show sounded for fine dining restau- “Do that,” said the rabbi. biz place for celebrities who rants … Dire observations “The one willing to cut him in were appearing in this region were being voiced about value half is the real mother-in-law!” … as well as many locals who and extinction … Not only did CONGRATS … To Michael had made Excalibur a day and white tablecloth restaurants not Hermanoff on his birthday … night fun stop. vanish from the landscape, but To Warren Pierce on his birth-

He had been a favorite they have enjoyed a powerful day. London Chop House chef resurgence over the past sevbefore coming to Excalibur in eral years … Take the dining Southfield … and after taking pulse of any major areas or cit-

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On April 30, President Joe Biden ideals, have engaged in the ongoing work proclaimed May to be Jewish of forming a more perfect union.” American Heritage Month, a This is all good to hear, especially, since time to celebrate all the Jewish contribu- Biden also noted the unfortunate rise in tions to American culture and history over antisemitism in America. the past 370 years. Americans have been It seems to me that Jewish American doing so every May for the past 15 years. heritage is the foundation of your week-

The idea for an official Jewish American ly JN. Each issue usually has a report Heritage Month originated in resolutions about an aspect of Jewish history, which introduced in 2005 by Reps. will eventually be added to the William Deborah Wasserman Schultz Davidson Digital Archive of Detroit of Florida and Henry Hyde Jewish History. It is my privilege and of Illinois in the U.S. House, honor to write about the history of Jews in and Sen. Arlen Specter of Detroit and Michigan. As Associate Editor Pennsylvania in the Senate. David Sachs said, “Every month is Jewish

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Archivist Chair in 2004-2005 of the 350th articles about JAHM. I was surprised to anniversary of Jews in America, they see the first reference in the April 7, 2000, decided to act to make this an annual JN, five years before the national proclaaffair. With strong support in Congress, mation. That year, Wayne State President their resolutions passed in 2005. Irvin Reid designated April as Jewish

On April 20, 2006, President George Heritage Month at the university. The W. Bush proclaimed May to be Jewish opening event featured art by WSU senior American Heritage Month (JAHM). Every Talya Drissman of Farmington Hills. president since Bush has also issued proc- There was an interesting report about lamation every year for JAHM. JAHM in the June 12, 2010, JN. That year,

This year, upon declaring JAHM, on May 27, President President Biden said: “The Jewish Barak Obama hosted the American experience is a story of faith, first-ever White House fortitude, and progress. It is a quintessen- reception for JAHM. Two tial American experience — one that is local international presconnected to key tenets of American iden- idents of BBYO, Jeremy tity, including our nation’s commitment to Sherman and Arielle freedom of religion and conscience.” Braude, attended the event.

Biden also noted two recent Jewish Finally, there were two milestones: “This year, we also recognize other pages you may enjoy. two historic firsts, as America saw the vice The May 1, 2014, JN had a president take the oath of office alongside great list of things to do for her Jewish spouse [Doug Emhoff] and a JAHM. And, although the Jewish American became the first majority story, “Why Are You Proud leader of the United States Senate [Chuck to Be Jewish,” was published much earlier Schumer] and the highest-ranking Jewish on Aug. 15, 1997, it is a perfect fit for American elected official in our Nation’s JAHM. history …

“During Jewish American Heritage Month, we honor Jewish Americans, who, inspired by Jewish values and American There was an interesting report about JAHM in the June 12, 2010, JN. That year, Braude, attended the event. other pages you may enjoy. had a great list of things to do for JAHM. And, although the story, “Why Are You Proud to Be Jewish,” was published much earlier

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